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360 an agency at Amoy, which though withdrawn in 1681 was re-established in 1685. His literary enterprise alone would suffice to render him illustrious. Daring his reign, and almost under his personal supervision, the following works were produced: — The great Imperial Dictionary containing 40,000 characters; the vast Concordance to all literature, known as the 佩文韻府; twoextensive Encyclopædias, the 淵監類函 and the 古今圖書集成, the latter of which fills 1628 volumes 8vo and is profusely illustrated; and the 駢字類編, a kind of Gradus toaid in literary composition. He had also begun the 子史精華, a collection of elegant extracts from the historical and philosophical writers, and the 分類字錦, a collection of selected phrases from renowned masterpieces. His own writings are considerable. In the 庭訓格言, which purports to be his familiar sayings jotted down by his son, the aged Emperor depicts his own character; and though a justifiable vanity and sense of his own importance are discernible, a very kingly character it is. Canonised as 聖祖仁皇帝.

  K'ang-li Hui-hui 康里回回 (T. 子淵). A.D. 1283-1333. Sou of Pu-hu-mu and elder brother of K'ang-li K'uei-k'uei. After serving in various capacities he rose by 1330 to be a Minister of State. He memorialised that the number of Buddhist and Taoist priests might be reduced, and temple lands taxed as other property; and when this was refused, he retired from public life. He and his brother were known as the 雙壁 Pair of Gems. K'ang-li was the name of their father's tribe. It came to be regarded as their surname.

  K'ang-li K'uei-k'uei 康里巙巙 (T. 子山). A.D. 1295-1345. A distinguished official of the Yuan dynasty, whose ability and uprightness gained for him the esteem of the Emperor Wên Ti. Raised to the position of Minister of State, he did his best to 